VOV.VN - The southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau has proposed exempting visas for international visitors from key markets and abolishing regulations regarding travel COVID-19 insurance, in an effort to attract more foreign visitors to Vietnam and the locality in particular.

VOV.VN - The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam reached more than 1.8 million in the first two months of the year, a figure 36.6 times higher compared to the same period from last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on February 28.

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport to transform urban mobility across the city.

VOV.VN - Domestic aviation and tourism businesses are anticipating the Government to adopt a more open visa policy for international tourists, while also proposing tourist visa exemptions are extended from 15 days to 30 days.

VOV.VN-Ho Chi Minh City Police, in coordination with the Consular Section and the Regional Security Office (RSO) of the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, have arrested a Vietnamese national suspected of using forged documents during the visa application process to acquire a US student visa, according to the US Consulate General in HCM City.

VOV.VN - Germany has moved to recognise the new version of the Vietnamese passport containing birthplace information, whilst it has also resumed issuing visas including C multi-year visas (Schengen Visa).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tourism firms are concerned they will be losing out to regional rivals when it comes to attracting Chinese holidaymakers if favourable policies are not introduced.

A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

VOV.VN - Vietnam climbed a total of four positions to secure 88th place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports in 2023, according to the latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of problems and difficulties faced by foreigners when applying for visas to enter Vietnam, said deputy spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 15.